The course at Pinner Hill, laid out in 1927 by 5 times Open Champion John Henry Taylor, is one of those golf courses that sits in Betjeman’s Metro-Land, far out of the Metropolis “to autumn scented Middlesex again”. A copy of the club’s original RULES & REGULATIONS announces A. G. Griggs as Chairman with John Henry Taylor listed as one of 5 other Club Directors. John Henry’s reputation for building courses that suited his long driving is certainly in evidence at Pinner Hill, with plenty of width available for the odd wayward shot that dogs those who are capable of a huge shoulder turn. However, those of us who play a more modest game will find the course no less delightful and the spike bar obstructing one’s path as you turn offers a welcome chance to refresh before the back nine is tackled.

Golf Illustrated – 1938, tells us “Go have a game at Pinner Hill. You will enjoy it, and you have got to play mighty good golf to make a good score”.  

The beautiful clubhouse dates from the 1700’s (with Victorian additions) and the views from the summit of Pinner Hill and its golf course are quite marvelous, another vintage course review suggests we are at the same elevation as the top of the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral, and upon checking, Pinner Hill at 120 metres is actually 9 metres higher than London’s famous Cathedral.